Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Trading Up 3.8% – Should You Buy?

Shares of Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) shot up 3.8% on Friday . The company traded as high as $9.68 and last traded at $9.31. 56,367,603 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 45% from the average session volume of 102,236,211 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.97.

Key Headlines Impacting Ondas

Here are the key news stories impacting Ondas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New NATO‑country order and airport deployment strengthen revenue prospects and backlog — Airobotics secured a multi‑million dollar contract for its Iron Drone Raider and recently completed an operational deployment at a major European international airport, underscoring commercial adoption for Ondas’ counter‑UAS products. Ondas Secures New Multi-Million Dollar European Order
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlights accelerating contract flow and sector momentum — Multiple outlets report that recent orders and deployments are drawing retail and institutional attention to ONDS as part of the growing drone/counter‑UAS market, supporting upside sentiment. Ondas Gains on New European Defense Order
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and sector roundups include ONDS as a drone tech name to watch — Industry pieces (e.g., Zacks) list Ondas among drone/security plays benefiting from accelerating adoption; this increases visibility but is not a direct earnings catalyst. Top Drone Tech Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail interest and volatility draw headlines — Coverage notes heavy retail attention amid a recent pullback, which can amplify intraday moves but also increase volatility. ONDS stock has lost nearly 34% in a month
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability, dilution and valuation concerns remain — Independent analysis calls out Ondas as expensive, dilutive and unprofitable despite long‑term upside, reminding investors that future financing and margin improvements are required to justify the valuation. Ondas: Expensive, Dilutive, Unprofitable – And Still A Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and conversion risk — While contracts validate product-market fit, outsized expectations for rapid revenue growth and margin improvement create downside if deliveries, further orders, or integration of acquired businesses slow. What’s going on with Ondas stock today?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on ONDS. Northland Securities set a $16.00 price target on shares of Ondas in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Lake Street Capital upped their price objective on Ondas from $10.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Ondas from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ondas in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Ondas from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.29.

Ondas Trading Up 3.8%

The stock has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.28 and a beta of 2.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.90.

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.01). Ondas had a negative return on equity of 35.16% and a negative net margin of 192.60%.The company had revenue of $10.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.04 million. Research analysts predict that Ondas Holdings Inc. will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Ondas

In other news, Director Randy Seidl sold 21,520 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.48, for a total value of $204,009.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 212,470 shares in the company, valued at $2,014,215.60. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ron Stern sold 850,000 shares of Ondas stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.91, for a total value of $6,723,500.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,406,605 shares of company stock worth $12,109,365 in the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ondas

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ONDS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Ondas by 154.9% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 16,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 9,904 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in Ondas by 231.4% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 2,892 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ondas in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Avion Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Ondas by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Finally, Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its position in Ondas by 228.6% in the 4th quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 4,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 3,063 shares during the period. 37.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ondas Company Profile

Ondas Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: ONDS) develops secure private wireless networking solutions and unmanned aircraft systems tailored to mission-critical industrial applications. Its Ondas Networks division offers the proprietary FullMAX platform, a long-range, high-bandwidth broadband network designed to support real-time data transmission, remote monitoring and IoT deployments across rail, maritime and infrastructure environments. The broadband platform integrates edge-to-cloud architecture to ensure operational resilience and regulatory compliance for transportation and utility operators.

The company’s Ondas Autonomous Systems segment builds heavy-lift cargo drones and uncrewed aircraft platforms for logistics, pipeline and infrastructure inspection, emergency response and other government and commercial use cases.